John,
That's a fabulous piece of wood for the back (once I'd figured out it was the second picture

). I really love small guitars and wood with character - and that has tons! English to boot.
By the way, how far can you hammer a six inch nail into your wood set? . . . on second thoughts
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Dave White
De Faoite Stringed Instruments". . . the one thing a machine just can't do is give you character and personalities and sometimes that comes with flaws, but it always comes with humanity" Monty Don talking about hand weaving, "Mastercrafts", Weaving, BBC March 2010